Korean-Bilingual Senior FP&A Manager

Job Title: Sr. FP&A Manager

LG H&H Americas is a division of LG H&H, the #1 beauty and personal care company in Korea. With over 75 years of innovation in beauty and consumer products, LG H&H has expanded globally through a portfolio of skincare, cosmetics, and personal care brands across North America and Asia.

As LG H&H continues to expand its presence within the U.S. beauty market, we are seeking agile, entrepreneurial talent who can operate effectively within a fast-paced, lean, and highly collaborative global organization.

Core Values: Big Ownership Think Big, Act Small Resourcefulness Act and Deliver Teamwork Drive Clarity Learn, Grow, Change

About the Role: The role entails overseeing financial planning and analysis for a specific operating function within a US business. Responsibilities include preparing and analyzing long-range forecasts, profit plans, and monthly spending, conducting monthly business reviews to track performance against budget, analyzing financial statements and key performance indicators, and developing financial models. Additionally, the role involves headcount planning, managing capital expenditures, supporting special projects, and providing financial insights to executive management. Overall, it requires strong analytical skills, financial expertise, and effective communication to drive informed decision-making and align financials with strategic objectives.

Type: Full-Time, Exempt Position Salary Range: $140,000 $170,000

Final compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, internal equity, business needs, and employment classification, in compliance with California pay transparency requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for coordinating, preparing, reviewing, providing analysis and communicating long range forecasts, annual profit plans, monthly forecasts and actual spending for an operating function of the US business
• Lead channel- and SKU-level profitability analysis to identify key financial and operational issues, and proactively drive actionable solutions to improve business performance
• Monthly business reviews: meet with business partners every month to show how they are tracking vs. budget to ensure alignment of financials with strategic objectives. Identify risks and opportunities and investigate variances
• Perform financial statement and key performance indicator analysis
• Conduct trend and business driver analysis for current business outlooks
• Develop financial models to support decision making
• Headcount planning: consolidate, forecast, and plan headcount
• Capital spend: forecast and plan capital by project, ensure all capital projects receive proper authorization, and collaborate with functional teams including IT to manage overall NA targets
• Act as a key finance partner by actively communicating with cross-functional teams and HQ counterparts in Korea, ensuring alignment, timely information sharing, and effective issue resolution
• Perform special projects as assigned and provide financial support to key projects and initiatives
• Assist in development of executive management presentations

Qualifications:

• Minimum seven years of planning/forecasting experience for a large corporation
• Financial background and familiarity with financial planning, forecasting and monthly financial reporting
• Bilingual in Korean due to regular communication with Korea HQ.
• Strong Analytical/Problem Solving Skills
• Ability to perform required analysis quickly and accurately under tight deadlines
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Ability to form strong relationships with Senior Management team and their staff members
• Willingness to communicate difficult information upward in a timely and thoughtful manner
• Self starter with ability to work independently with minimum direction
• Knowledge of Integrated accounting/general ledger system such as SAP, JDE or similar
• Capable of handling and maintaining confidential information
• Must be flexible to changing circumstances and work under strict deadlines
• Bachelor degree in accounting or finance with a CPA/MBA preferred
• Strong Microsoft Office skills

Benefits:

• Eligible for employer-sponsored medical, dental, and vision coverage effective on your date of hire, along with access to company-sponsored life insurance, AD&D, disability coverage, and other voluntary benefit programs.
• Immediate vesting in LG H&H's 401(k) matching program.
• Company-sponsored life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits.
• Access to company wellness initiatives and employee wellness incentive programs.

LG H&H USA is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law.